YAY...Now a Muslims lady will be Sabiha Bhabhi, soon and there will be an added bonus - a young Tennis player like Sexy Sania Mirza...Yay Allahu Akbar

Chris
UAE
2010-01-25 02:01:43

I don't know how far all your discussion will help anyone to change anything. Its true that it degerdes moral values but there are people who watch it only for fun. It is making people pervert but some watch it to eliminate the sense of pervertness in them and be more open towards their thought about sex. They want to turn themselves into a people who just don't get tempted by seeing any nude scene or something of that sort in real life. But do you know why do I watch it ? I watch it to end my fear. i have discovered that fear and sex can't dwell in mind togather so when I fear something I wath it without hesitation and the fear is gone. If you don't believe this wath it when you fear something and see the effect. I'm not an expert in anything, these are just my views hope you all find it worth something.

Saurav
Bhubaneshwar
2009-10-17 07:10:46

Banning is equivalent to wishing the headache away. The paradox is what makes me laugh....Banning pornography in Kamasutra land? C,mon, who are you fooling?

Usman
Theni
2009-10-01 11:10:51

Sanjay's got a silicon brain and an artificial intelligence. Get real bro!

Selvam
Sivagangai, India
2009-09-14 11:09:33

"Just like prohibiting liquor turns the population into teetotalers and prohibiting drugs does away with junkies. It's a self-evident truth." - Sanjay, if one follows your logic correctly, prohibiting murder should get rid of murderers, prohibiting crime should get rid of criminals - self evident truth? You should re-examine your logic friend!

Hiralal
Hirapur
2009-09-14 09:09:36

Banning and censoring do not solve the problem, be it alcoholism or sexual violence. The problem is that we are not open enough. Remember how many people die of consuming adulterated alcohol in some indian states. I believe that legalizing porn might help solve the problem of sex trafficking of women and children as well as paedophilia. First, legalized and well-regulated porn keep many people from visiting porns by vicariously fulfilling their desire. Second, taxing these cultural products offers the state with more resources to fight trafficking. Human trafficking including sex trafficking of women and children is probably the worst humanitarian problem in South Asia; Nicholas D. Kristof of New York Times calls Indian brothels the world's biggest slave plantation farms today. Let's help end this slavery by opening ourselves up to pornography and alcohol.

Arjun Poudel
Boston
2009-09-07 08:09:57

Sanjay's comment makes no sense because bans and censorship are hardly the answer to any social evil. If it was so, places like Afghanistan would be a paradise of sorts. But there is some truth to what Anamika has said about the content of Savita Bhabi (or any other porn for that matter). Depicting women as sexual beings is not breaking any barriers unless it shows real empowerment. if it is used to just strengthen existing stereotypes about women using sexuality to get better marks or a promotion then it defeats the purpose. While porn may not be the best medium to empower women, if it at least depicts women as beings who enjoys sex but does not use it as a weapon to fulfil other goals it might go some way in changing attitudes about women's sexuality.

Kaushiki Sanyal
gurgaon
2009-09-06 08:09:06

@ sanjay you obviously havent been to india in quite some time. banning alcohol is hardly a remedy, its more like a convenient way to avoid gathering statistics. i would be interested in seeing some kind of quantitative data for these assertions - and even if there is some bogus survey data out there, wheres the causal link? monica's comment isnt really all that logical. if we should ban porn because there are child molesters in the industry, we could just as well make the arguement that we should sack the whole army for isolated atrocities. it just doesnt make sense to start inventing causal relationships that havent been proven yet!

harrabarralal
berkeley
2009-09-05 04:09:09

Monica from Rawalpindi raises an excellent point. It is well documented that in societies that repress porn, pedophilia and child molestation disappears. Just like prohibiting liquor turns the population into teetotalers and prohibiting drugs does away with junkies. It's a self-evident truth. As for the article itself, Prof Ghosh seems to have confused this magazine with a tenure-enhancing literary studies journal. It is depressing to wade through Brownmiller and Pasolini references to end up with... what? That porn "articulates" "desires and aspirations"? That Indian porn, as base an industrial product as any, is extraordinarily ordinary? What will be learn next? That Indian steel is shiny? Or that Indian power plants pollute the environment?

Sanjay
Silicon Valley
2009-09-03 12:09:39

Shohini Ghosh appears to be from the post-modernist "anything goes" school of thought. It is all very well to debate the semantics and theory, but what does she have to say about the paedophiles and child molesters out there, who are very much part of the porn trade? Free speech and expression cannot be at the cost of the vulnerable.

Monica
Rawalpindi
2009-09-02 12:09:17

I wish there were more of such well researched and balanced writings on this subject rather than just conditioned reflexes.

Dr. Anirudh Kala
Ludhiana
2009-09-02 12:09:10

I completely agree with Monica (Rawalpindi). While Sohini's article is well written, she completely misses the point when it comes to violence and pornography. I am against any kind of censorship because I do not believe that the state should intervene in our bedrooms. However sadly, Sohini totally ignores the larger issues such as respect that should be involved with sex between two human beings (or three and four if you will!). The language in Savita bhabhi used to refer to Savita, the protagonist, is derogatory (words like "slut" are used right left and center). Now if Sohini, being an academician prefers that calling women who provide free sex as "sluts" is sexual liberty of a woman then I am sorry I cannot support her. The issue here is not morality at all, afterall what's moral for one may not be for another. The issue is much larger. Its about how you perceive and treat a woman. One of the episodes of Savita bhabhi has Savita as a young college going girl who "f**ks" (their language not mine) her Maths professor to pass an exam. Now if women freedom means sleeping around with (ahem no f***Ing your) your professor, then it is not only an insult to women's capacity to be intelligent but also celebrates a woman who would rather show her b**bs than work hard to pass an exam. Also notice how this particular episode reinforces popular stereotypes, girls are poor in maths right? Savita fails in maths not English or "easier" subject like History. Also key to note is that in almost every episode, its the pleasure of the man which is the focus. Savita performs every sexual act that an Indian man could fantasize about. The focus is on her pleasing the man. In several episodes she relents and gives in to sexual force. Where is her sexual pleasure given prominence over that of the man? Female sexuality has been suppressed for long in India. There should be no pretensions when it comes to sex and women. But if we are talking of sexual freedom for Indian women and Savita Bhabhi is the role model, then Sohini, its shameful that you (and others of your ilk Patricia Oberoi included) have such poor suggestions.

Anamika
delhi
2009-09-02 10:09:23

Congrats on doing such a nice article on a very complex subject. I enjoyed reading it.

Dr R.K.Singh
Dhanbad
2009-09-01 03:09:52